Background: Rapid advances in technology, especially in the field of telecommunication, have led to extraordinary levels of mothers’ exposures to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) prior to or during pregnancy.Objective: The main goal of this study was to answer this question whether exposure of women to common sources of RF-EMFs either prior to or during pregnancy is related to ...

Previous studies have shown that physicians tend to underestimate the risks to patients of radiation exposure. This study in 2 Palestinian hospitals aimed to assess physicians' knowledge about the risks associated with the use of radiological examinations. A questionnaire answered by 163 physicians revealed many gaps in knowledge. Only one-third of physicians had received a radiation protection...

OBJECTIVES To determine opinions and perceptions of interventional cardiologists on the topic of radiation and vascular access choice. BACKGROUND Transradial approach for cardiac catheterization has been increasing in popularity worldwide. There is evidence that transradial access (TRA) may be associated with increasing radiation doses compared to transfemoral access (TFA). METHODS We distr...

Radiofrequency radiation dosimetry describes how this radiation is being absorbed in the body. The basic units of measuring the radiofrequency exposure are the electric E (V/m), magnetic B (A/m) field strength, the power density S (W/m 2 ), and the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) (W/kg). Many studies have made use of different types of instruments to assess the level of radiofrequency radiation ...

During the course of a day human skin is exposed to solar UV radiation that fluctuates in fluence rate within the UVA (290-315 nm) and UVB (315-400 nm) spectrum. Variables affecting the fluence rate reaching skin cells include differences in UVA and UVB penetrating ability, presence or absence of sunscreens, atmospheric conditions, and season and geographical location where the exposure occurs....

INTRODUCTION The recent progress in medical technology causes the decreases in the mortality rate of neonates with their birth weight less than 1,000g. Many X-ray examinations of neonates in NICU are usually done for various body size. The Frequencies of radiation exposure per neonate are high compared to general diagnosis for adults. It is important for radiation protection to consider that th...

Objective(s): The aim of this study was to determine whether high-dose radioactive iodine (Na131I) outpatient treatment of patients with thyroid carcinoma is a pragmatically safe approach, particularly for the safety of caregivers. Methods: A total of 79 patients completed the radiation-safety questionnaires prior to receiving high-dose radioactive iodine treatment. The questionnaire studied th...

although there are substantial experimental, epidemiological and clinical evidences that high doses of ionizing radiation cause cancer and other detrimental biological effects, the health effects of human exposure to chronic low dose radiation exposures are still poorly known. people in some areas around the world live in dwellings with radiation and radon levels as much as more than 200 times ...

OBJECTIVE The main objective of this work is to study the effect of low pulsed microwaves on the heart rate variability signals derived from electrocardiogram signals of ten cats irradiated with pulsed microwaves with 5.655GHz. METHODS Electrocardiograms of ten anaesthetized cats were measured and recorded using implanted electrodes before microwave exposure. Rectangular pulses at 5.655GHz, 2...

PURPOSE Quantitative analysis of cancer risk of ionising radiation as a function of dose-rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS Non-tumour dose, D(nt), defined as the highest dose of radiation at which no statistically significant tumour increase was observed above the control level, was analysed as a function of dose-rate of radiation. RESULTS An inverse correlation was found between D(nt) and dose-r...